Rich Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, United States located south of Chicago. As of the 2020 census, its population was 76,138. Richton Park serves as the governmental seat for the township.

Rich Township
Township
Flag Seal
Location in Cook County
Cook County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°30′45″N 87°43′56″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
Area
• Total	36.59 sq mi (94.78 km2)
• Land	36.36 sq mi (94.17 km2)
• Water	0.24 sq mi (0.61 km2)  0.64%
Elevation	709 ft (216 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	76,470
• Density	2,110/sq mi (814.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	60422, 60423, 60429, 60430, 60443, 60461, 60466, 60471, 60477, 60478
FIPS code	17-031-63498
Website	www.richtownship.org

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Rich Township covers an area of 36.59 square miles (94.8 km²); of this, 36.36 square miles (94.2 km²) (99.36 percent) is land and 0.24 square miles (0.62 km²) (0.64 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Country Club Hills (south half)
• Flossmoor (west three-quarters)
• Frankfort (small portion)
• Hazel Crest (small portion)
• Homewood (small portion)
• Matteson
• Olympia Fields (vast majority)
• Park Forest (north three-quarters)
• Richton Park
• Tinley Park (small portion)
• University Park (small portion)

Adjacent townships

• Bremen Township (north)
• Thornton Township (northeast)
• Bloom Township (east)
• Monee Township, Will County (south)
• Green Garden Township, Will County (southwest)
• Frankfort Township, Will County (west)
• Orland Township (northwest)

Cemeteries

The township contains these eight cemeteries: Coopers Grove, Elliott Family, Lutheran, New German Evangelical Zion, Saint Anne, Saint Pauls Evangelical Lutheran, Saint Pauls Evangelical Reform and Zion Evangelical Lutheran.

Major highways

• Interstate 57
• Interstate 80
• U.S. Route 45
• U.S. Route 30
• Illinois Route 43
• Illinois Route 50

Airports and landing strips

• Olympia Fields Osteopathic Medical Center Heliport
• Prosperi Airport (historical)

Other Places

• Lincoln Mall

Landmarks

• Augustinian Seminary
• South Green Belt Forest Preserve (vast majority)

Demographics

As of 2020, the racial makeup of Rich Township was 74.1% African-American, 16.7% White, 1.1% Asian, 4.9% Multiracial, and 2.9% some other race. Hispanic or Latino of any race made up 6.1% of the population.[2]

Political districts

• Illinois's 2nd congressional district
• State House District 37
• State House District 38
• State House District 80
• State Senate District 19
• State Senate District 40

Education

• Rich Township High School
• Southland College Preparatory Charter High School
• Homewood-Flossmoor High School
• Elementary School District 159
• Country Club Hills School District 160
• Flossmoor School District 161
• Matteson School District 162
• Park Forest School District 163

References

• "Rich Township, Cook County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• Rich Township official website
• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois
• Cook County official site